Davy ‘unfairly targeted’ by refs

WATERFORD selector Pat Bennett has claimed the county’s hurlers and manager Davy Fitzgerald have been unfairly targeted by referees.

Two days out from their Munster SH semi-final against Limerick, the Ballysaggart man believes recent controversial decisions in Waterford games, particularly in the Allianz Division 1 and last week’s U21 Munster quarter-final, led him to believe some match officials have it in for Waterford.

The Clare native had a three-month ban reduced to four weeks for verbally abusing referee James Owens in March’s league game against Tipperary in Thurles.